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Height: 5′ 8″
Age: 18 Years
Hometown: Noida, India
Some Lesser Known Facts About Praveen Kumar
Praveen Kumar is an Indian Para High Jumper who, after winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 has become the youngest Indian to win a medal in the Paralympics.
Praveen was born with congenital disability congenital i.e. difference in length, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement in the legs.
When Praveen got to know about the Paralympic sports event, he decided to pursue his career in it. While talking about the initial days, Praveen mentioned using google to practising the sport. He said,
I would watch videos of the high jump on Google and try and learn from it. There was nobody to teach me. Later, during a district-level meeting, I was told about coach Dr Satyapal and met him and he agreed to train me.”
Praveen Kumar started with his professional training in high jump under Indian para-athlete coach Satyapal Singh. Despite of receiving low funds from the government Satyapal Singh never took a backstep from his responsibility instead he helped students with his own hard-earned money.
In 2021, Praveen Kumar participated in the World Para Athletics FAZZA Grand Prix 2021, Dubai and ended up winning a gold medal at the event. Praveen also created an Asian record at the final event.
Praveen Kumar marked his paralympic debut by winning a silver medal setting a new Asian record with a 2.07m jump at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.